Beware If You Have Commissioned Employees in California – New Law Takes Effect in 2013
12/27/12
By: Brad Adler
For those employers that have operations in California, remember that California’s new commission contract law takes effect January 1, 2013. Under State Law 1396, employers who pay commissions to their employees are required to enter into written …
Federal Judge Gives Green Light to “Show Me Your Papers”
12/18/12
By: Kelly Morrison
Last week, federal Judge Thomas Thrash signed an order authorizing the immediate enforcement of “show me your papers”— also known as Section 8 of Georgia’s controversial immigration law. Section 8 allows law enforcement officials to verify the …
NLRB Strikes Down Another Social Media Policy
12/10/12
By: David Cole
The NLRB has ruled that another social media policy is unlawful because it infringes on employees’ rights to engage in concerted activity. This time, it looked at DISH Network’s social media policy, which stated that “you may …